stop
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Betts made a diving stop at short but had no chance at throwing out Dubón.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Rubio later wraps up his European tour with a brief stop in Lisbon.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The last chance to stop him before the airport came in Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
They planned to stop if progression free survival at six months failed to improve by at least 20 percent compared with older studies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
“The premonition is the reason I’m going. I’ve got to figure out how to stop it. No one will know you sent me,” he vowed.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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He also said the full concert lineups and U.S. tour stops will come in a later announcement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The jets had been expected in early September after making refuelling stops in Hawaii and Guam.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Dorfman’s products sell particularly well at truck stops and rest area convenience stores: the tiny items keep kids occupied and quiet on long drives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
It’s a brilliant trick, at least until the music stops — which is what happened, for example, during the global financial crisis of 2007-09.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
When I get to the front, I see a sight that stops me cold—Aunt J is off in the corner, doing something I haven’t seen her do since Mom’s funeral.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Some protesters stopped police vans from advancing by standing in front of them and chanting "shame on you" and "deport the lot".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
He stopped after a few minutes to count his catch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
This scathing judgment only covers the years from 2009 to 2018, but no one thinks the actual or alleged fraud suddenly stopped after that.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Months later, the government stopped making payments, and in July 2026, it allowed a contract with the Acacia Center for Justice -- which managed a network of about 100 organizations -- to expire.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
We seemed to have stopped in the middle of a woods.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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I stopt in my tracks and looked agin and then I seed it was my brother Bill growed to look as old as pa looked a fue years back.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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“Oh no! he had never written, hardly ever, any thing of the kind in his life. The stupidest fellow! He was afraid not even Miss Woodhouse”—he stopt a moment—“or Miss Smith could inspire him.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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Harriet was on the point of leaving the room, and only stopt to say, with a very interesting naïveté,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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By this Operation a Bone was thrown out, which had stopt in the Passage four and twenty Hours.
From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David) Tissot
Sir John went down the steps; the captain was following; I stopt him, and said, Pray don't go, captain, let you and I drink a glass of wine.
From State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social by Various
It’s very difficult when you’re stopping and going and nowadays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
China is "not building one base in Laos and stopping", he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
At one point Orangemen began walking down Drumcree Road before stopping and turning back.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Whether it’s contributing to charity, stopping to talk to an elderly neighbor or, as you say, giving something — however modest — to a homeless person, every little bit helps.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The three men and one woman were stopping in front of the first pet, a rabbit in a cage, and discussing it.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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